BEAVERTON, Ore.—There are 147 rising seniors at Nike’s ‘The Opening’. There are three rising juniors.

Talk about feeling outnumbered.

There’s a good reason that defensive end Da’Shawn Hand, offensive tackle Ross Pierschbacher and safety Quin Blanding have been admitted to this prestigious, rising senior laden showcase. They are the blue chippers of the next class—the class of 2014.

They haven’t exactly had to tote the water cooler or get their heads shaved, but they have definitely been overshadowed by the rising senior stars. Yet all three juniors-to-be already have several college scholarships.

“For (Blanding), it’s not going to be that tough because he’s been a starter for us since he was a freshman and he’s up to this level anyway,” Mizzell told Sporting News on Saturday. “He’s one of the top sophomores already. So for him, it is already home. He’s already up to 20 offers. I don’t have to tell him anything, he already knows.”

Blanding was still humbled. Alabama, Auburn, Florida, Miami, Notre Dame, Ohio State, Penn State, Tennessee, West Virginia and in-state schools Virginia and Virginia Tech have already offered. He and Mizzell—who also has countless offers—insisted they both are truly undecided.

“I am pretty honored to be here; not too many people can say as a sophomore that they went to a camp with a whole bunch of seniors like these; my hard work is paying off for me,” Blanding told Sporting News. “No matter how young I am I can be aggressive with them.”

Pierschbacher is a 6-foot-4, 275-pound offensive tackle from Cedar Falls (Iowa.). He has offers from Iowa, Iowa State, Wisconsin and Nebraska.

“It’s awesome just to get the exposure I guess, to see what it’s like and come back next year and hopefully do a little bit better,” Pierschbacher told Sporting News. “I just like to see how the older guys carry themselves and how I measure up compared to them.”

Hand is considered by some to be the top overall recruit in next year’s 2014 class. Just about every school is interested in him.

QBs look good in 7-on-7

In any 7-on-7 tournament, a majority of any team’s success comes down to the quarterback play—and Day Two at The Opening was no different. Michigan commitment Shane Morris continued dominating with his quick left-handed release, while USC recruit Max Browne had just the right kind of finesse that fit. Also, Texas recruit Tyrone Swoopes got in a groove.

“I think 7-on-7 is good for everybody; the QBs can work on timing with receivers, the corners can work on covering receivers live and receiver work on getting the grasp for the real game,” Swoopes told Sporting News. “I think it’s a challenge for QBs. Everybody is looking for the pass and there’s a 4-second rule so that you can’t hold the ball. You have to make quick decisions and get rid of the ball. It’s a quick read … you don’t have time.”

McQuay III battling soreness

On Friday, Sporting News Top 125 defensive back Leon McQuay III was called out by his dad on Twitter for not participating in one-on-one drills during the first day. Leon McQuay Jr. is back home in the Tampa (Fla.) area, but has been keeping close tabs on his uncommitted son—who says he is down to Michigan, USC and Vanderbilt.

But the youngest McQuay explained the first day issues.

“I didn’t do the SPARQ stuff or training camp stuff because I’ve been hurt and sore,” he told Sporting News. “Once I start getting into it, it hurts, so I was just trying to save everything for the 7-on-7 games. I talked to my dad and he hung up on me and stuff.”

McQuay is a top 10 player in the SN125.

Extra points

There were several impressive individual performances in the first day of 7-on-7 competition. Defensive back Holland Fisher, a Virginia Tech commitment from Florida, looked like a game-changer when defending against the passing of Georgia QB commitment Brice Ramsey. Fisher broke up several passes and intercepted one for a touchdowns … Mizzell continued wiggling his way around defenders. The uncommitted SN125 star is as quick as a blink … A couple recruits have famous relatives. Florida RB commitment Kelvin Taylor is the son of former NFL star Fred Taylor, while WR Torii Hunter Jr. is the son of the famous baseball star of the same name. Also, Florida DB recruit Keanu Neal is the little brother of 8-year NFL veteran Clint Hart.